Chapter 1188: Acting in the Face of Difficulties
From Xuzhou to the west, and then to the north, you can walk Yuzhou, Yanzhou, and even part of the border of Sizhou, this area, in fact, there are many dense forests, swamps, but a few of the cities located in it, but it is a place where the population gathers.
The Han Dynasty Sanli spent most of its time in the Central Plains, so the development of this area was relatively deep, although it was trapped by the level of productivity and could not make much transformation and change to nature, but even so, hundreds of years of policies and the Gyeonggi effect still made it a truly densely populated and economically developed area.
But once such a place falls into war, it will also be the first to be impacted.
The collapse of social relations and the collapse of the economic system will directly cause countless people to lose the means and skills to make ends meet, and the large population will become a hotbed of chaos.
"Since the collapse of the Zhao Kingdom, this area has completely lost order, and bandits are rampant everywhere, that is, the Xuanjia Army came, and it took more than half a year to straighten it out, and now there will be bandits from time to time along the way."
After giving Director Wang a general introduction to the situation over there, the guide saw the expressions of many envoys, so he explained: "Everyone, there is a Xuanjia army that will come to guard, with them, don't say that the bandits don't dare to come at all, even if they come, they can only come and go!" ”
"This Xuanjia Army is so powerful?" One person couldn't help but ask, but it was the junior of the Zhang family who followed the same person, but his achievements in officialdom were acceptable, and he could speak in the envoy group.
"The Xuanjia Army is not powerful, but invincible!" The guide sighed and sighed, "With the support of the Xuanjia Army, you can sit back and relax, and Xiangguo can also look at the situation in the north from the same level, in fact, if it is two years at night, I am afraid that the entire north will be governed like that Youzhou, and there will be no disasters and no disasters, and then there will be no one way." ”
The people of the envoy group listened to each other, all looking at each other, each with their own feelings, but most of them had a new understanding of the benefits of the Xuanjia, after all, this guide had stayed in the Northland all the year round, and he was well-informed, and his words were undoubtedly more convincing.
Compared with others, Director Wang saw more, and he suddenly realized that the hearts of the people in the north were changing.
"The imperial court sits in Jiangzuo, and there will be a chance to restore the world in the future, the test is the orthodox idea, this orthodox idea is said to be Xuanhu, in fact, it is nothing more than the people's hearts and minds, it is the family and the people who think that everyone should sit in the world, with this foundation, there is room for turning, but from the words of this guide, they already think that under the notice of the Xuanjia Army in the north, there will be long-term stability, wealth and health, which is not a good phenomenon!"
Thinking of this, Director Wang's expression became more and more solemn and serious, and even many of the original plans were shaken.
Even when he first heard that the Northland was unified, he was never so shaken.
After all, this person's heart is a bit mysterious to say, but when it comes to specific things, it is nothing more than to let people live and work in peace and contentment, so that the people can live and work in peace, and they can pass on their ancestry, so that the family can enjoy privileges, maintain wealth and power.
If it turns out that the Northland Xuanjia can do it, then why would they go for a bigger change at the expense of the near and far?
You must know that even if Chen Zhi suppresses the influence, power, and even inheritance of the family, after experiencing the baptism of troubled times, these families are also honest, knowing that they have converged, and they know that they have repeatedly tossed, and in the end, the benefits may not fall on themselves.
"It may take a while of tranquility, or even the generation that experienced the war to pass away, before the family will think about it again, just like the previous thirty years of unification, but at that time, there were enough bureaucrats who relied on the imperial examination, and I am afraid that the resistance will be greater......"
With such thoughts, Director Wang soon saw the rumored Xuanjia Army who wanted to protect himself and others.
The number of this escort is really quite large, and it is neatly organized, and the leader of this army is not an unknown person.
"This person's name is Li Tou, now he is one of the eight captains, leading the troops to the south, quite a record, he is born in Chen Wu's camp, then Chen Wu is now guarding the northern frontier, for the meaning of the five generals, in the Xuanjia army is quite powerful, not to be underestimated."
"I know this person, I used to only hear of his name, but today is the first time I have seen him."
Listening to the guide's introduction, Director Wang nodded, and then greeted him.
"I've seen General Li, I've heard of the name for a long time, and when I see it today, it's really heroic!"
"Prime Minister Wang Cheng is polite, polite!" That Li Tou is also quite imposing now, but he laughed when he heard the words, "But my old Li family knows his own family affairs, and the prime minister is putting gold on my face, I am not heroic, but I can fight a little bit, and I came to protect the prime minister today, and I should be sure that you are safe." ”
As he spoke, as soon as he raised his hand, the Xuanjia soldiers behind him immediately dispersed in a neat manner, and between the marches, the footsteps were like a person, which brought bursts of sound, making the envoys led by Wang Dao panic.
But there are also people who have seen the world and have been in contact with the Xuanjia Army in the past, so they have a sense of superiority at this time, and they began to explain to them the strict discipline of the Xuanjia soldiers and horses.
Soon, there were bursts of exclamations from the crowd.
The Xuanjia army led by Li Tou was very fast, and in a few breaths, they lined up the formation and surrounded the envoys.
Looking at the figures of those soldiers with serious faces and sharp blades, the envoys' hearts were both relieved and worried, and their emotions were complicated.
Wang Dao's expression was as usual, he did not follow the chariot and horses of the envoy group, but came to Li Tou, asked for a batch of horses, turned over, walked a few steps, and praised: "Good horse, sit on it, you will know its strength!" ”
"Prime Minister has good eyesight," Li Tou smug beside him, "Of course this horse is a good horse, this Central Plains territory, that is, our Xuanjia Army can have, this horse's stallion is actually from the Western Regions, ......" Speaking of this, he suddenly realized that he had revealed some information that should not be said, so he shut up decisively, and then snorted.
Director Wang remembered it in his heart, but he didn't ask questions, but took the initiative to change the topic, and said: "I don't know how many soldiers and horses there are in the Xuanjia Army here today?" He didn't just find a random topic, but noticed that the number of this Xuanjia army was indeed small, so he changed the formation quickly.
Thinking that under the protection of these soldiers and horses, passing through the most dangerous place is said to be the most dangerous, even if there is a plan, it is inevitable that there will be concerns.
"A thousand in total!" Li Tou said, noticing that Director Wang's expression had changed, and guessed his thoughts, "Don't worry, Prime Minister, although there are only a thousand people, even if there are tens of thousands of bandits attacking, there is no need to worry, if they are fully prepared, they will not come back!" ”
Director Wang nodded in agreement, but he was suspicious of these bold words, thinking that he might be able to resist the impact, but if it was said that with thousands against thousands, it would not be easy for them to have no return, after all, field warfare is not a siege.